Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts is an American jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others.
Biography
Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny Kirkland when they were on tour in Florida and drove past a Chieftain gas station. He was given a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition in 2017. Watts attended Berklee College of Music, where he met collaborator Branford Marsalis.Discography
As leader
- Megawatts
- Citizen Tain
- Bar Talk
- Detained at the Blue Note
- Folks Songs
- Watts
- Family
- Blue, Vol. 1
- Blue, Vol. 2
- ''Detained in Amsterdam''
As sideman
With John Beasley- Letter to Herbie
- Positootly!
- Double Gemini
- Soul Grooves
- Double Vision
- Dreams
With Joey Calderazzo
- Simply Music
- Joey Calderazzo
- The Proper Angle
- The Charmer
- Songbook
- Simply Said
- Forever
- Flowers Beautiful Life Vol. 2
- Unified Presence
- Numerology Live at Jazz Standard
- Osteology
- Unseen Universe
- Land of Shadow
- Reflections
- Cornucopia
- Live in New York
- The Maze
- Almost Twilight
- Combinations
- Surf's Up
- The Five
- Mostly Standards
- Consequences
- Beauty Burning
- Storytelling
- Scenes in the City
- Royal Garden Blues
- Random Abstract
- Trio Jeepy
- Crazy People Music
- Mo' Better Blues
- The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
- I Heard You Twice the First Time
- Bloomington
- The Dark Keys
- Requiem
- Contemporary Jazz
- Footsteps of Our Fathers
- Romare Bearden Revealed
- A Love Supreme Live
- Eternal
- Braggtown
- Metamorphosen
- Ellis Marsalis Trio
- Whistle Stop
- Wynton Marsalis
- Think of One
- Hot House Flowers
- Black Codes (From the Underground)
- J Mood
- Marsalis [Standard Time, Vol. I]
- The Wynton Marsalis Quartet Live at Blues Alley
- Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling
- Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1
- Tonight at Noon... Three or Four Shades of Love
- Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard
- Art Forum
- Channel Three
- Live & Let Live Love for Japan
- My Witch's Blue
- Panamonk
- Central Avenue
- The Vision's Tale
- Within the Realms of Our Dreams
- Underground
- In the Gutta
- The Force
- Parker's Mood
- Tokyo Dating
- Black Wolf
- Convergence
- Claudia Acuna, Rhythm of Life
- Ron Affif, 52nd Street
- Geri Allen, The Nurturer
- India Arie & Joe Sample, Christmas with Friends
- Victor Bailey, Bottom's Up
- Terence Blanchard, Terence Blanchard
- Michiel Borstlap, Gramercy Park
- Robi Botos, Movin' Forward
- Don Braden, The Fire Within
- Donald Brown, Early Bird
- Billy Childs, The Child Within
- Betty Carter, It's Not About the Melody
- Steve Coleman, Weaving Symbolics
- Alice Coltrane, Translinear Light
- Ravi Coltrane, Moving Pictures
- Harry Connick Jr., When Harry Met Sally...
- DR Big Band, The Impaler
- Barbara Dennerlein, Outhipped
- Doky Brothers, 2 Blue Note Medley
- Chris Minh Doky, Cinematique
- ELEW, And to the Republic
- Kurt Elling, The Questions
- Kevin Eubanks, East West Time Line
- Robin Eubanks, Different Perspectives
- Antonio Farao, Black Inside
- Joe Ford, Today's Nights
- Ricky Ford, Hard Groovin'
- Sonny Fortune, From Now On
- Joe Gilman, Treasure Chest
- Paul Grabowsky, Tales of Time and Space
- Lalah Hathaway, A Moment
- Robert Hurst, Robert Hurst Presents: Robert Hurst
- Rodney Jones, Dreams and Stories
- Marlon Jordan, For You Only
- Ronny Jordan, A Brighter Day
- Kenny Kirkland, Kenny Kirkland
- Azar Lawrence, The Seeker
- Mark Ledford, Miles 2 Go
- Bill Lee, Do the Right Thing
- Buckshot LeFonque, Buckshot LeFonque
- Brian Lynch, Spheres of Influence
- Russell Malone, Heartstrings
- Rick Margitza, This Is New
- Rene Marie, Vertigo
- Delfeayo Marsalis, Pontius Pilate's Decision
- Hector Martignon, Refugee
- Pat Martino, Undeniable: Live at Blues Alley
- Harry Miller, Open House
- Bill Mobley, New Light
- Charnett Moffett, Music from Our Soul
- Big Nick Nicholas, Big and Warm
- Odean Pope, Odeans List
- Eric Revis, Tales of the Stuttering Mime
- Jim Snidero, Mixed Bag
- Gary Thomas, Seventh Quadrant
- Jean Toussaint, Blue Black
- Renee Rosnes, Life On Earth
- Sonny Rollins, Falling in Love with Jazz
- Stephen Scott, Something to Consider
- Lew Soloff, Rainbow Mountain
- T. K. Blue, Eyes of the Elders
- Take 6, Join the Band
- Alex Sipiagin, Steppin' Zone
- McCoy Tyner, Quartet
- Manuel Valera, Urban Landscape
- Mark Whitfield, True Blue
- James Williams, Meet the Magical Trio
- Larry Willis, Heavy Blue
- Ben Wolfe, No Stranger Here
- Chihiro Yamanaka, ''Outside by the Swing''